Doubling Prices of Commodities in Dongola

Sudan Events: Nahid Oshi

Crop prices in the Dongola market in the northern state witnessed a double increase for some commodities, as a sack of Egyptian beans rose from 60 to 110 thousand pounds, a sack of wheat from 30 to 45 thousand, and a sack of dates (Qondaila) reached 45 thousand.
Citizen Samo’al Awad pointed out that a bag of onions reached 100,000 pounds, and the price of 10 kilograms of sugar rose from SDG 10,000 to 14,000 , while 5 kilograms rose to SDG 7,000 instead of 5,500, and 50 kilograms of sugar reached SDG 70,000.
Regarding the prices of building materials, Samo’al pointed out that a 6-meter American zinc plate reached SDG 30,000.
The price of the pipe was 4×8 reached 25,000, and a ton of Egyptian imported cement reached SDG 150,000, and the local one is SDG 170, 000. A barrel of gasoline reached SDG 291,000.
The internal transportation tariff increased from SDG 2,000 pounds to 3,000.